Since the first undersea cables began to connect Africa in the early 2000s, a network of fibre has slowly grown to surround the continent. However, what exists at the edge does not necessarily make its way to
the interior and this has resulted in extremely varied internet rates
and costs.

Geo-political issues always raise their ugly head.
It can be hard to talk about Africa without getting lost in a minefield
of mixed meanings. Sub-Saharan countries get lumped together because
these are all served by the same cables. North African countries are
often not included in discussions about Africa at all because they’re
served by a different set of cables. And there can be tendency to ignore
Francophone countries altogether and focus exclusively on English
speaking ones (although, admittedly, not so much in the networking
space).Read more...

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